The Micro-Brand WATCH thread!

[MADdancer]

Dear all,

Been lurking around for sometime and I feel that there isn't much attention to the lesser known watch brands. Hence, I would like the community the post and donate their great photographs of their watches that are not of the major brands.

I will start soon after taking photos of my existing watches.

Post away my friends!

 

[cyrenic]

Huh? I think the main watch thread a lot of people quite like microbrands leh. It's not just Seiko or Rolex.

Actually I know quite a number of people who appreciate both mainstream brands and microbrands, it's also why Singapore has so many watch microbrands, be it Zelos and the whole Elshan stable, Boldr, Gruppo Gamma, or even more niche brands like Movas or Azimuth.

Anyways, here's a Gorilla that I wore today (and also posted on main watch thread earlier):

 

[MADdancer]

I saw some other models of this brand from watchwonderland. Not really my style but Balticus stardust stole my heart with their aventurine watch dial.

 

[cyrenic]

I saw some other models of this brand from watchwonderland. Not really my style but Balticus stardust stole my heart with their aventurine watch dial.

Hmm, I'm not sure I want a sparkling dial on my wrist though. But the watch is nice.

 

[Ed.YEO]

要撐就撐本地設計! Zelos #1!

 

[Kyo_kusanagi86]

sian... i only got watches from big brand... cannot post here.


Rolex
Bell & Ross
Tudor
Casio
Seiko
Omega
IWC
PAM

 

[cyrenic]

 

[MADdancer]

Seagull Oceanstar

 

[cyrenic]

Seagull Oceanstar

Seagull is not a microbrand.

 

[Zijin_]

sian... i only got watches from big brand... cannot post here.


Rolex
Bell & Ross
Tudor
Casio
Seiko
Omega
IWC
PAM

baller alert

 

[Zijin_]

Ventus mori on nato

 

[MADdancer]

Beijing D301 limited edition.

 

[patryn33]

Beijing D301 limited edition.

what is the definition of micro-brand on HWZ?
Beijing watch factory has 600 workers, sold 10,000 in 2010; with production capacity of ~700,000 movements.
https://www.europastar.com/magazine/highlights/1004084031-the-beijing-watch-factory.html

 

[Seannie]

A microbrand is defined as a small-scale brand recognized only in a certain geographic location or by consumers in a specific micromarket or niche market. The majority of microbrands are owned by a microbusiness, but this trend is beginning to change due to the expansion of the internet and advancement of micromarketing tools. The process of identifying and micro-segmenting customers into more refined targets is becoming an efficient and rewarding operation for larger companies and corporations.

 

[patryn33]

Copy from wiki?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microbrand

Want to pull from wiki get from here lah
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microbrand_watches

Wiki said small scale? How small is Small scale? Rolex not COSC and it makes 800k to 1M watches a year

 

[MADdancer]

I guess you guys are all right. But I just want to see more watches rather than the usual common ones.

 

[cyrenic]

I have a soft spot for Singaporean microbrands. Here's a Boldr for today.

Anyways, most people frown on China watches cos of perceived QC and reliability issue for movement. Which is why you won't see so much of them around.

 

[slow_mo]

Something less common... and there goes the short weekend!

 

[patryn33]

Kickstarter a good place to look just back wisely
E.g..
Essence | COSC-certified Swiss Made Automatic Watch

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/formexessence/essence-cosc-certified-swiss-made-automatic-watch

 

[Ed.YEO]

沒有提到防水規格，實在。。。好難下手。